Regional Customs Compliance Specialist

Job Description At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our mission into practice, helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life's most essential resource. From our residential water filtration to industrial water management to pool products and more, our 9,000 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions.

Job Description At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our mission into practice, helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life's most essential resource. From our residential water filtration to industrial water management to pool products and more, our 9,000 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions.

Job Description At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our mission into practice, helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life's most essential resource. From our residential water filtration to industrial water management to pool products and more, our 9,000 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions.

supports Pentair's customs and import/export compliance activities across the Americas, a region that spans North and South America, including the United States, Mexico, and LATAM. Working within the Global Trade Compliance Team, the Specialist helps ensure that goods move across borders accurately, lawfully, and on time. The role concentrates on the core fundamentals of customs compliance:
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification, country of origin and free trade agreement qualification, customs valuation, duties, and import/export documentation.

Day to day, the Specialist provides hands-on support, maintains accurate records, assists with audits and training, and helps put standard customs processes into practice at regional sites. A basic awareness of export controls and economic sanctions is expected, with more complex questions escalated to the appropriate Regional Trade Compliance Manager.

The Specialist will be based in Pentair’s Golden Valley, MN corporate headquarters and will report to Pentair’s global Trade Compliance Lead.

• Support the governance of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification to ensure accuracy, consistency, and defensibility across a regional environment.
• Research classification questions and help prepare determinations, supporting documentation, and classification records.
• Help ensure customs processes and procedures are followed correctly across regional sites, escalating complex or high-risk matters to the Regional Trade Compliance Manager.

• Support country of origin determinations and maintain origin records for imported and exported goods.
• Assist with free trade agreement (FTA) qualification, including soliciting and reviewing supplier declarations and preparing certificates of origin.
• Help confirm that origin marking and documentation meet customs requirements.

• Track and help resolve routine customs issues to keep cross-border movements on schedule.

• Support and…